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The Castle of Cagliostro

The Castle of Cagliostro

Believe in the Thief.

19797.51h 42m

Overview

After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsible—and steal any other treasures he may find in the Castle of Cagliostro, including the 'damsel in distress' he finds imprisoned there.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Written by Hayao Miyazaki, Haruya Yamazaki, Maurice Leblanc
Produced by Tetsuo Katayama
Box OfficeBudget: $7.2MRevenue: $8.2M

Top Cast

Yasuo Yamada

Yasuo Yamada

Arsène Lupin III (voice)

Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Daisuke Jigen (voice)

Eiko Masuyama

Eiko Masuyama

Fujiko Mine (voice)

Makio Inoue

Makio Inoue

Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

Gorō Naya

Gorō Naya

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Sumi Shimamoto

Sumi Shimamoto

Lady Clarisse de Cagliostro (voice)

Taro Ishida

Taro Ishida

Count Cagliostro (voice)

Kohei Miyauchi

Kohei Miyauchi

Gardener (voice)

Ichiro Nagai

Ichiro Nagai

Jodo (voice)

T

Tadamichi Tsuneizumi

Gustav (voice)

Themes & Keywords

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About The Castle of Cagliostro

The Castle of Cagliostro is a animation, adventure, comedy, crime film released in 1979 exploring themes of treasure, samurai, casino, clock tower, castle, count. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it stars Yasuo Yamada, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Eiko Masuyama. After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsible—and steal any other treasures he may find in the Castle of Cagliostro, including the 'damsel in distress' he finds imprisoned there.

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